Farrend Rawson

Farrend Rawson
Personal information
Full name Farrend James Rawson
Date of birth 11 July 1996
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Morecambe
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2014 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2015 Rotherham United (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Rotherham United (loan) 16 (2)
2017 Coventry City (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2018 Accrington Stanley (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 Forest Green Rovers 86 (4)
2020–2022 Mansfield Town 73 (1)
2022– Morecambe 55 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Farrend James Rawson (born 11 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two club Morecambe.

Career

Rawson was born in Nottingham and began his footballing career at Derby County. On 3 June 2014 it was reported that Rawson had been offered a professional contract at Derby and would join the club's Under-21 team for the 2014–15 season.

He was called up to the Derby first-team squad and was an unused substitute as Derby won 1–0 at Pride Park against Charlton Athletic in the second round of the League Cup on 26 August 2014.

Rawson signed on a 28-day youth loan for fellow Championship club Rotherham United on 7 March 2015, making his debut the same day in a 2–0 away win against Huddersfield Town. His loan spell at Rotherham expired on 4 April but he played against Brighton & Hove Albion two days later and subsequently Rotherham faced a charge for fielding an ineligible player. On 24 April, Rotherham were deducted three points and fined £30,000 for fielding him in that match.

Rawson re-joined Rotherham on a six-month loan deal on 15 July 2015, along with teammate Kelle Roos. Upon re-signing Rawson, then boss Steve Evans described Rawson as being a future Premier League player and was complimentary about the players performances on loan the previous season calling them "outstanding". Rawson scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw against Charlton on 12 September 2015. On 7 January 2016, Rawson's loan at Rotherham was extended until the end of the season, however on 22 February 2016, a clause was activated allowing his immediate recall by Derby.

On 17 January 2017, Rawson joined League One club Coventry City on loan until the end of the season. Rawson was cup-tied for Coventry's win in the 2017 EFL Trophy Final. On 31 August 2017, he moved on loan to Accrington Stanley until January 2018. On 4 January 2018, he signed for Forest Green Rovers on an 18-month contract.

Rawson joined Mansfield Town on 18 July 2020.

On 18 June 2022, Rawson agreed to join League One club Morecambe upon the expiration of his Mansfield Town contract.

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2014–15 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16 Championship 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 20 2 0 0 0 0 20 2
Derby County U23 2016–17 3 0 3 0
Coventry City (loan) 2016–17 League One 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18 League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
Forest Green Rovers 2017–18 League Two 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
2018–19 League Two 38 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 45 0
2019–20 League Two 30 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 34 3
Total 86 4 5 0 2 0 4 0 97 4
Mansfield Town 2020–21 League Two 43 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 47 0
2021–22 League Two 30 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 34 1
Total 73 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 81 1
Career total 205 7 8 0 4 0 12 0 229 7
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in EFL Trophy and two in EFL League Two play-offs